Monday, September 10, 2012

sample coding for passage 10


Example of coding a section of passage 10 (page 155)

“Hullo. Fancy meeting you, Ralph.”
“We just been in the forest.--"
“—To get wood for the fire—"
“—we got lost last night.”
Ralph examined  his toes.
“You got lost after the…”
Piggy cleaned his lens.
“After the feast,” said Sam in a stifled voice. Eric nodded. “Yes, after the feast.”
“We left early,” said Piggy quickly, “because we were tired.”
“So did we—"
“—very early—"
“—we were very tired.”

-- Repetition of dashes
"" Use of dialogue between Ralph and Samneric
Bold-diction exposing the fear in the boys, expresses their reluctance to tell the truth
underline-repetition of the word tired, signal word for excuse=denial=Golding's way of showcasing the boys increasing fear that the beast is them.

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